Potteries derby
| Locale | Stoke-on-Trent |
|---|---|
| Teams | Port Vale vs. Stoke City |
| First meeting | 2 December 1882 |
| Latest meeting | 10 February 2002 Second Division |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 185 |
| Most wins | Stoke City (101) |
| Most player appearances | Tom Holford (28) |
| All-time series | Port Vale: 44 Drawn: 40 Stoke: 101 |
| Largest victory | Stoke 4–0 Port Vale (1931) |
The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'. The two teams have met a total of 185 times, consisting of: 44 The Football League, 6 FA Cup, 62 friendlies, and 73 other (mostly local) cup games.
Stoke-on-Trent is the least populous city to have two Football League clubs (the next smallest is Nottingham). Leeds, Leicester, Coventry, Hull, Bradford, and Cardiff are all larger cities that contain just one league club.
Both clubs come from Stoke-on-Trent and are the only clubs from the city to have played in the football league. Port Vale are Burslem based and Stoke City traditionally are based in Stoke-upon-Trent. The city of Stoke-on-Trent was incorporated in 1910 (city status granted in 1925), therefore before this time the two clubs were based in separate towns and were local rivals rather than rivals within the same city. Despite this however, the Valiants did use The Old Recreation Ground as their home stadium, which was located in Hanley.
Both clubs had strong links to the local pottery industry, Port Vale's unique name being based on the Trent and Mersey Canal and with City's nickname being The Potters.
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